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R. H. ROSS.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 9.1917- 1,813,210. Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

To all whom it may concern ROBERT E. ROSS, or Ymovmncvfsco camera; AssGnon or onn rounrn 7 T ARTHUR w. GAR NER, or". YARMOUTH,.NO-VAscormcANAnA.

BUCKLE.

Be it known that I, ROBERT 11.3055, a

subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Yarmouth, n theProvince of Nova Scotla and Dominion of Canada, have 1nvented certainnew and useful Improve ments in Buckles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full,- clear,"and exact description of the invention,such as will enable'others skilled in the art to which'it appertains tomake and use the same.

ing in which is a pivoted latchmember and a lace or strap adapted topassthrough the This invention relates'to improvements in buckles. Theobject of this invention is to improve the construction of buckles so asto render them capable of receiving a strap or lace therein, which strapor lace will be held againstmovement when the buckle is tightened orfastened thereto.

a 'A' further object of this invention is" to provide a buckle having asupporting houshousing and over one end of the pivoted latch member andbe retained therein by the latch member and against accidental lateralmovement in either direction.

A 'furtherobject of this invention is to provide a buckle capable ofbeing used in connection with trunk straps,braces, garters, belts orother forms of straps. l

A still further object of this invention is to'provide a buckle ofthischaracter, which will be simple, practical and comparativelyinexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold ata low cost,

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in novelcombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully describedand set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a buckle made in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pivoted latch member.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the sup porting housing for the latchmember.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View illustrating the manner in which thepivoted latch member is pivoted to the side walls of the su portinghousing.

ike numerals of reference designate corv Specification of LettersIatent. Patenfed'Aug. 12, 1919. 1 A plication fiIedNOvemberQ, 19 17."Seria1No.201,139.

drawing. 1 I

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 responding parts in all thefigures "of the tirety it "is constructed of a. single piece of metal orother material'suitable' for the purpose and comprises a base plate 6having its opposite side edges bent upwardly at right angles thereto toprovidefthe side flanges 7.. The'side. flanges 7 taper downwardly at theupper edge'intermediate the the base plate 6. Thei-side flanges alsohave, formed integrally with" their upper designates the supportinghousing in its enedge's at the'highest point thereof the keeper i bar 9which extends from one flange to the other to overlie the base plate' 6as illustrated. The side flanges 7 are'also each'providedwith an alinedtransverse opening 10 which is loc'a'ted directly under the lug or Ykeeper bar 9, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4: of the drawing.The-side'flangesare'also provided against one'of their ends withvertical slots 11 which are in direct alinement with each other, thepurpose 'of-whichwill be hereinafter more fully described A pivotedlatch member 12 comprises a body 13 which is'substantially rectangularin cross section and it has its opposite side edges bent downwardly andtapered to provide the side flanges 14 which are provided in theirlarger ends at the bottom edge thereof with alined transverse openings15. The 7 forward edge of the plate is bent upwardly as at 16 andtapered to provide the cutting edge which constitutes a latch. The rearend of the plate 13 has its opposite side edges extended laterally as at18 to provide manipulating fingers. An inverted U- shaped yoke 19 hasthe terminals of its arms formed integrally with th opposite side edgesof the plate 13 and adjacent to the manipulating fingers 18, the web ofthe yoke being located in spaced relation to the body 13 and in a planeslightly below the upper cutting edge 17 of the latch member 16.

The pivoted latch member 12 is positioned between the side walls orflanges 7 of the supporting housing, and the openings 15 are adapted toaline with the openings 10, thus positioning the latch 16 "under bars 8and the keeper bar 9. An eyelet pivot 20 is secured in the openings 15and 10 and the flanges 7 and 14, respectively, thus pivoting the latchmember 13 to the side flanges 7' of the supporting housing, asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The manipulating fingers,which aline with the slots 11, are adapted to project therethrough whenin operative position, thus ositioning the tapered cutting edge 17 of te latch 16 .in close proximity to the under side of the keeper bar 9. g

In use, a strap designated A in the drawing is inserted under onebar 8at one end of the supporting housing 5. It is then run up over the latch16 and inserted under the bar 9 and extends outwardly through the outerbar 8 at the opposite end of the plate supporting house. 7

It can be readily seen that by virtue of the bars ,8 the strap is heldtaut normally holding the manipulating fingered end of V the pivotedlatch down. When it is desired to release the strap it is only necessaryto grasp the lugs or fingers 18 with the fore finger and thumb of thehand and lift upwardly on the same to swing the pivoted latch member onits pivot 20 and move the transversely extending bars supported by saidbase plate at each end thereof and in spaced relation to the same, aretaining bar supported by the basep'late centrally thereof,

sald retaining bar extending transversely of the base plate and beingpositioned above the end bars, and a latch member pivotally mountedintermediate its ends upon the base plate and provided at one end with agripping element positioned beneath and closely adjacent said retainingbar and cooperating therewith to grip a strap inserted between said endbars and the base plate and passed between the retaining bar and saidgripping element.

2. A buckle comprising a supporting.

housing including a base plate, tapered side flanges formed integrallywith the base plate, bars formed integrally with the upper edge of theflanges, of the base plateat each end thereof and overlying the baseplate, a retaining bar formed integrally with the upper edge of theflanges centrally thereof, said flanges provided adjacent one end withslots, a pivoted latch member secured to the side flanges of thesupportin 'r 1 housing, and manipulating fingers forme integrally withone endv of the latch member and arranged in the slots, said latch beingprovided at its opposite end with a gripping element'cooperating withsaid retaining bars":

to grip a strap inserted between the latch member and retaining bar andbetween the bars at the ends of the flanges and said base plate.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature-1c v in presence of twowitnesses, I

' ROBERT H. ROSS.

Witnesses:

KATm'REYNoLDs, BEL W. TREFRY.

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Washington, D. 0.

